Finding Truth in a False Idyll

nature: noun /ˈnāCHər/ a nebulous word that generations have struggled to adequately define.

The world's changing shape and humanity's increasingly complex relationship to it have only added to difficulty of this task. In this spirit of continuing the discussion, we're sharing our e-mails about False Idyll by J.B. MacKinnon.

from:		Nick
to:		Tina
date:		Sun, May 27, 2012 at 5:54 PM
subject:		False Idyll | J.B. MacKinnon | Orion Magazine

I thought I had found an interesting article for you but as it is from Orion I assume you beat me to it. What do you think of it? Come to Alaska. I can show you the not so nice part of nature.

"What's the temperature outside?"

I asked this today after sliding my back door closed. Nick and I were leaving for a hike.

"It's good," he said. We smiled. His voice took on a Sixties activist tone. "I can't quantify it, man."

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